Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of 200,000 acres.
In districts with 200,000 acres or more, a person 18 years old, being a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state and who holds title or evidence of title to land that is assessed or is assessable by the district pursuant to federal and state law, in the district or proposed district shall be entitled to vote therein. He or she shall be entitled to one vote for the first 10 acres of said land or fraction thereof and one additional vote for all of said land over ten acres. A majority of the directors shall be residents of the county or counties in which the district is situated and all shall be electors of the district. If more than one elector residing outside the county or counties is voted for as director, only that one who receives the highest number of votes shall be considered in ascertaining the result of the election. Where land is community property both the spouses may vote if otherwise qualified. An agent of a corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or other legal entity formed pursuant to the laws of the state of Washington or qualified to do business in the state of Washington owning land in the district, duly authorized in writing, may vote on behalf of the land owning entity by filing with the election officers his or her instrument of authority. The agent of such entity is considered an elector of the district, and shall vote in the precinct where the entity's principal office is located or in the precinct nearest the location of the principal office. An elector resident in the district shall vote in the precinct in which he or she resides, all others shall vote in the precinct nearest their residence.
[ 2025 c 191 s 4; 2013 c 23 s 484; 1985 c 66 s 1; 1971 ex.s. c 292 s 72; 1961 c 192 s 12; 1955 c 57 s 4. Prior: 1953 c 122 s 1; 1921 c 129 s 3, part; 1917 c 162 s 2, part; 1913 c 165 s 2, part; 1889-90 p 672 s 3; RRS s 7420, part. Formerly RCW 87.01.090.]
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Severability—1985 c 66: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1985 c 66 s 6.]
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 26.28.010.
Certain elections—Districts of two hundred thousand acres: RCW 87.68.060.